U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Crites, Columbus Jonathan (1871-1957) ------------------------------------------------------------------- The History of Upshur County West Virginia From its Earliest Exploration and Settlement to the Present Time by W. B. Cutright Buckhannon, W. Va., July 1, 1907 Page 420 COLUMBUS JONATHAN CRITES, a farmer and live stockman of Buckhannon District. His farms containing 220 acres of land, lies on the waters of Glady Fork and Stone Coal. He lives in the homestead of the once Hon. A. W. C. Lemons. His birth is fixed as the 10th day of April, 1871. His parents are George L. Crites and Margaret Hefner Crites, his grandparents are Jacob M. Crites and Mahala Pringle on his fathers side and Jonathan Hefner on his mother's side. He was raised on a farm, loves farming and pursues it with success. On June 19, 1896, he married Stella McCue, daughter of Franklin and Parthena McCue, and their children are: Aubra Cecil, Ernie Lester, Esker Franklin. ------------------------------------------------------------------- From Death Certificate, Upshur County, WV #'57-013829 FULL-NAME: Columbus Jonathan Crites BIRTH-DATE: April 10, 1871 BIRTH-PLACE: W.Va. DEATH-DATE: October 20, 1957 at 86 years of age DEATH-PLACE: 65 1/2 Smithfield St., Buckhannon, Upshur County, WV USUAL-RESIDENCE: 65 1/2 Smithfield St., Buckhannon, Upshur Co., WV MARITAL-STATUS: Married OCCUPATION: Farmer FATHER: George L. Crites MOTHER: Margaret Hefner CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease INFORMANT: Franklin Crites, (of Buckhannon, W.Va.) BURIAL: Point Pleasant Cemetery, Buckhannon, W.Va. His tombstone is in Point Pleasant Cemetery, Abbott, Upshur, WV Columbus J. Crites (1871-1957) ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Upshur County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/upshur/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------